NonArab

Non-Arab is a descriptive term for people who are not ethnically Arab or who do not identify with Arab culture or the Arabic language. It is used in ethnographic, demographic, and sociolinguistic contexts to distinguish groups within the Arab world from those outside it, or to describe communities within the Arab world that are not Arab in ethnicity or language.

The Arab world comprises 22 member states of the Arab League and is culturally diverse. Many inhabitants identify as Arab, but substantial non-Arab communities are present, including Amazigh (Berber) populations in the Maghreb, Kurds in parts of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, Persians in Iran, Turks in Turkey, as well as various ethnic groups in North and East Africa and the Horn of Africa.

Language-wise, standard Arabic is widely taught and used in media and education, but many non-Arab groups speak non-Arab languages at home. Arabic often coexists with local languages.

The term can be sensitive and its use varies; it does not reflect a single cultural or religious identity. For many people, national or ethnic identities (e.g., Egyptian, Berber, Kurdish) are more meaningful than the umbrella label non-Arab.